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Venezuela: The Proposed Media Crimes Law

Luisa Ortega Díaz, the Attorney General of Venezuela, presented a proposal for the “Law Against Media Crimes” on July 30 (read text here [es]) that some bloggers and journalists say seriously threaten freedom of expression in the country. The media has ...

From LUIS CARLOS DIAZ, Global Voices Online,  3 Aug 2009
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Creative Commons

Venezuela: Following the Local Elections Online

Today Venezuela is taking part in elections for mayors and governors., which will paint the political map between States and Municipalities aligned with President Hugo Chávez or not. Venezuelan bloggers and twitter users are covering the election ...

From LUIS CARLOS DIAZ, Global Voices Online,  23 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Hugo Chávez,  Facebook Inc.,  United Nations

Venezuela: The Launch of the Simón Bolívar Satellite

After three years in the making, the government of Venezuela placed the Simón Bolivar satellite into orbit, which will be used for telecommunications projects for the country and for Latin America. The launch of the satellite, named for the ...

From LUIS CARLOS DIAZ, Global Voices Online,  1 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Hugo Chávez

Venezuela: The Expulsion of Human Rights Watch

The Venezuelan government's response to what it called, “another foreign aggression by U.S. Imperialism” was quick, convincing, and maybe even provided evidence of the political intolerance cited in the report, which is one of the fundamental features ...

From LUIS CARLOS DIAZ, Global Voices Online,  23 Sep 2008

Venezuela: Government Halts Proposed Education and Intelligence Policy Changes

In 2007, when President Hugo Chávez announced that he was going to begin the “5 engines for the construction of socialism in Venezuela,” he did not know that one year later that he would be changing speeds or in some cases, going in reverse. The ...

From LUIS CARLOS DIAZ, Global Voices Online,  21 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Hugo Chávez

Venezuela: Left in the Dark

The power outage has yet to be explained by the authorities, and during the past weeks there has been a series of protests over the power outages in the western and southern part of the country. The fluctuation of voltage has affected electrical ...

From LUIS CARLOS DIAZ, Global Voices Online,  1 May 2008
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Venezuela: Agreement Reached in Santo Domingo

The three countries, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela had three political and military actions during the week and with three presidents with different personalities and objectives. What was once a single republic between 1819 and 1831 and founded by ...

From LUIS CARLOS DIAZ, Global Voices Online,  8 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Alvaro Uribe,  Hugo Chávez

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